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This last volume in the definitive collection of the best science fiction novellas published between 1929 and 1964 contains 11 great classics. No anthology better captures the birth of science fiction as a literary field. Published in 1973 to honor stories that had appeared before the institution of the Nebula Awards, The Science Fiction Hall of Fame introduced thousands of young listeners to the wonders of science fiction and was a favorite of libraries across the country.

Selected Shorts is an award-winning, one-hour program featuring readings of classic and new short fiction, recorded live at New York's Symphony Space. One of the most popular series on the airwaves, this unique show is hosted by Isaiah Sheffer and produced for radio by Symphony Space and WNYC Radio.

With tales from Laird Barron, Stephen King, John Langan, Peter Straub, and many others, and featuring Datlow’s comprehensive overview of the year in horror, now, more than ever, The Best Horror of the Year provides the petrifying horror fiction readers have come to expect - and enjoy.

As society gathers at Kingstag Castle for the wedding of the year, matrimony is in the air. But who will be the bride? With swoonworthy lords, witty ladies, eccentric relatives, and a gaggle of free-spirited girls - not to mention the world’s best high perch phaeton - it’s a recipe for mayhem...and romance. Award winning, best-selling authors Katharine Ashe, Caroline Linden, Miranda Neville, and Maya Rodale serve up delectable Regency fun and a sexy contemporary twist in this anthology of original novellas. Four authors, four couples, four deliciously romantic surprises.

A collection of 17 wonderful short stories showing that Tom Hanks is as talented a writer as he is an actor. A gentle Eastern European immigrant arrives in New York City after his family and his life have been torn apart by his country's civil war. A man who loves to bowl rolls a perfect game - and then another and then another and then many more in a row until he winds up ESPN's newest celebrity, and he must decide if the combination of perfection and celebrity has ruined the thing he loves.

【小学館の名作文芸朗読】

青森市の郊外に住む男は、軍隊から帰還後、母方の伯父が局長を務める郵便局で働いていた。ある日から、男は「トカトントン」という音を聞くようになる。この音は彼の意欲や感情を打ち消してしまう。花江という女性に恋をしたとき、労働者のデモを目撃し感銘を受けたとき、駅伝競走を見て感動したとき。決まって「トカトントン」という音に邪魔されてしまうのであった。

In this batch of sweet, short murder mysteries, three cooks don’t spoil the broth. New York Times best-selling author Joanne Fluke pens the title story, in which a box of Hannah Swensen’s gingerbread cookies is found near the corpse of her neighbor. Popular co-authors Laura Levine and Leslie Meier offer “The Dangers of Gingerbread Cookies” and “Gingerbread Cookies and Gunshots”, respectively.

【小学館の名作文芸朗読】おばあさんが豆を煮ようと火を起こそうとした時、豆が一粒だけ床のわらのそばに転がっていく。その後から炭が竈から跳ね出して二人のところにやって来る。命拾いをした三人は友達になり、一緒にどこかよその国へ行くことに。やがて小さな流れのあるところに出たが、橋も渡し板もなく途方に暮れる。わらがうまいことを考えつき、向こう岸まで渡れるよう体を長々とのばす。

【小学館の名作文芸朗読】『堕落論』『白痴』『二流の人』などの代表作で知られ、昭和期に活動した小説家・評論家の随筆。私の想念は電光の如く流れ走っているのに、私の書く文字はたどたどしく遅い。もしも私の筆力が走るが如き速力を持てば、想念をそのまま文章として表わせるのだ。けれども私達の用いる文字は、余りにも非速力的だ。

By turns funny, moving, romantic and surreal, and filled with unexpected twists and turns, each of the tales on this lineup has a magical element.

謎の怪奇事件に巻き込まれる学生たち。変わり者の心理士が真相に迫る「臨床心理学×ホラーミステリー」――僕、怪異譚は好きだけど、臨床の現場に出ているときはすべてを信じないよ。

【小学館の名作文芸朗読】

太宰治による随筆形式の短編小説。男は「禁酒」を決意する。昔は酒が人間を豪放にするものと考えられていたが、現代では精神を浅薄にするものとなっていたためである。男は配給された少量の酒を分割して飲み、さらに水で薄めるといった工夫や、居酒屋で客が店主に媚びへつらい、少しでも多くの酒を得ようと奮闘する姿を目にし、酒がもたらす悲惨さを見出す。

A classic work that has charmed generations of readers, this collection assembles Carson McCullers' best stories, including her beloved novella The Ballad of the Sad Cafe. A haunting tale of a human triangle that culminates in an astonishing brawl, the novella introduces readers to Miss Amelia, a formidable southern woman whose cafe serves as the town's gathering place. Among other fine works, the collection also includes "Wunderkind", McCullers' first published story, written when she was only 17, about a musical prodigy who suddenly realizes she will not go on to become a great pianist.

【小学館の名作文芸朗読】

病気で工場を追われた若者は、ある町で汚れた風貌の少年をみかける。少年は口笛を吹いて鳥を呼び寄せる特技を披露し、それをもとに宿代を得ようとするも、町の人々は嘲笑したり気味悪がるだけで少年を追い払ってしまう。後日、若者は少年が五、六人の男に殴りつけられているのを見る。

Bacamarte funda um hospício e passa a internar nele todos aqueles que julga loucos. O procedimento leva a um desfecho inesperado. Neste audiolivro, a leitura de Rafael Cortez, que se diz "louco por Machado", é fluida, como se as palavras tivessem vivido dentro dele desde as primeiras leituras na escola. Nos momentos decisivos da obra, Rafael Cortez encontra o melhor timbre e a entonação perfeita para deixar tudo bem claro para o ouvinte.

The tale of a man who unwittingly angers a sorcerer, who is assumed by some Monty scholars to be based on the self-styled 'Great Beast,' occultist Aleister Crowley. Montague Rhodes James was a noted British mediaeval scholar and provost of King's College, Cambridge (1905–1918) and of Eton College (1918–1936). He is best remembered for his ghost stories which are widely regarded as among the finest in English literature.

The story of Paxton, an antiquarian and archaeologist who holidays in "Seaburgh" and inadvertently stumbles across one of the lost crowns of Anglia, which legendarily protect the country from invasion. Montague Rhodes James was a noted British mediaeval scholar and provost of King's College, Cambridge (1905–1918) and of Eton College (1918–1936). He is best remembered for his ghost stories which are widely regarded as among the finest in English literature.

French literature may be said to begin with the ninth century "Song of Roland," and it has since then churned out masterpiece after masterpiece in every century right up to the present. Beginning with Balzac and Dumas in the early part of the nineteenth century and proceeding to Sartre and Camus at the midpoint of the twentieth, the stories in this collection showcase the talents of some of the greatest French masters of the short story.

A young librarian receives a request for an obscure Hebrew book from a sinister gentleman, unaware of its contents. Montague Rhodes James was a noted British mediaeval scholar and provost of King's College, Cambridge (1905–1918) and of Eton College (1918–1936). He is best remembered for his ghost stories which are widely regarded as among the finest in English literature.

This is a story from the Classic Women's Short Stories collection.